THEME EXPLORATION

migration and travel

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Time Trap
Time Trap
2014 · Michael Shanks
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · James Cameron
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China

Her films explore displacement, belonging, and the lives of people navigating precarious circumstances across borders and communities.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He consistently documents the struggles of displaced workers and migrants, examining how economic forces compel people to move and suffer.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His work contemplates memory, displacement, and the invisible journeys of people across borders and through time in Southeast Asia.